#B251CA#B251CA

#B251CA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.196 H 319.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B251CA
RGB	rgb(178, 81, 202)
HSL	hsl(288, 53%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(288, 60%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 59.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.40, 57.18, -45.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.40, 73.32, 321.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.54% 0.1484 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(60.54% 0.196 319.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.9618, 19.6155, 57.9682)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B251CA #69CA51

analogous

#7551CA #B251CA #CA51A5

triadic

#B251CA #CAB251 #51CAB2

tetradic

#B251CA #CA7551 #69CA51 #51A5CA

square

#B251CA #CA7551 #69CA51 #51A5CA

split-complementary

#B251CA #A5CA51 #51CA75

monochromatic

#6A257B #9334AA #B251CA #C780D8 #DCAFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#B251CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#B251CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B251CA

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B251CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B251CA	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3374CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B26586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b251ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.196 319.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc87db',
    500: '#b251ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b251ca;
$custom-light: #cc87db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b251ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.099,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60543,
    "c": 0.19599,
    "h": 319.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B251CA

secondary

#ACD5A2

accent

#DD4B68

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B251CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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